The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
According to the Central Pollution Control Board, average Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi-NCR at 5 p.m. on Sunday was 292 compared with 298 on Saturday, both considered "poor". Even as the air quality in the National Capital Region, including Delhi, recorded an improvement, increased stubble burning in the western …
Delhi and NCR saw a substantial drop in pollution levels on Tuesday as air quality in six out of 15 regions in the national Capital improved to “very poor” level from “severe” for the first time in the past week. Incidentally the improvement has been witnessed soon after farmers in …
The AQI had reached 486 on Thursday, the highest in several months. According to officials at the India Meteorological Department, light winds will continue on Wednesday as well, and are expected to disperse more pollutants. Delhi’s air quality index dropped to 308 on Tuesday, the best so far this month. …
The Indian Meteorological Department says that an acceleration in wind-speeds could result in rain on Monday night and continue till Thursday, washing down much of the unbreathable blanket of smoke. New Delhi: From outstripping Beijing, known for its record pollution, to international airlines cancelling flights to the world's most polluted …
No significant snowfall has been recorded in the Himalayan region this year The city has started to experience a nip in the air, particularly morning and nights. However, experts say winter will set in after 10 days.With this being an year of La Nina, also referred to as the cold …
Nearly two-thirds of the India’s terrestrial ecosystems is not resilient to drought. A new study by Indian researchers has shown that only 6 out of 22 river basins in the country have the potential to cope with the threat of climate change, particularly droughts. This means nearly two-thirds of the …
WITH the giant Himalayas caging its towering clouds, the great basin where the Brahmaputra merges with the Ganges and Meghna rivers is prone not only to heavy rainfall but also to sudden deluges. Bits of the Indian state of Meghalaya receive over 11 metres (36 feet) of rain a year, …
From Houston all the way to Mumbai and from Nepal to the desert state of Rajasthan, rains have cut a swathe of destruction with flooded streets and thousands marooned as their cities and villages go under. With people across the globe dealing with the humanitarian and economic fallout of unusually …
“The circulation of low pressure area from south west Madhya Pradesh moving westward is likely to intensify into a depression and that is likely to give heavy rainfall in Madhya Maharashtra,” said KS Hosalikar, deputy director general (western region), IMD. AT 315.8 mm, the Santacruz weather station in suburban Mumbai …
Rents have dipped in the last 10 days in the area, say real estate agents As Bengaluru continues to receive rain, residents of the areas that faced much of the wrath of the downpour earlier this month are doing all they can to ensure they do not live the nightmare …
According to data released on Thursday by the Central Water Commission, the average water table in these reservoirs has been less than last year's level as well as the average of last 10 years during this time of the year Deficient rainfall, especially in pockets of southern, western and northern …
India recently initiated an investigation into dumping of solar panels from China, Malaysia, Taiwan With the Indian government taking a strong stand against imports in the renewable sector, Finnish energy major Fortum believes that power developers should be protected against any impact. “I am sure both the proponents of those …
State continues to be on high alert as the meteorological department has forecast more rains After Saurashtra, its now the turn of the North Gujarat region to bear the brunt of incessant rainfall. Heavy flooding in several areas has forced the State authorities to shift people out of low lying …
The incessant rain created a flood-like situation in some villages in Vidarbha, while places such as Bramhapuri (208 mm) and Chandrapur (96 mm) were reported among the wettest in the country. For yet another day, heavy rain continued to lash the Madhya Maharashtra, Vidarbha and Konkan regions of the state. …
Heavy rain is expected in Odisha and neighbouring areas, raising the possibility of floods, as a depression was set to hit the state on Tuesday night. It's likely to move west through central India over the next five-six days, invigorating the monsoon across the region and taking the seasonal rainfall …
As the Monsoon reached in active phase in most parts of the country, heavy to very heavy rainfall has increased the chances of floods even in central and northwest India over next 10 days. Though the northeast India, mainly large part of Assam, has been facing severe floods for the …
In line with rising carbon dioxide concentrations, global temperatures have also rocketed, with 2016 being the hottest year since records were systematically maintained from 1880. Last year was about 1.1°C warmer than pre-industrial levels. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change , hopes to keep the global temperature increase, by …
Tiny temperature rise can make mass deaths twice as likely; unchecked emissions can expose 3/4ths of humanity to deadly heatwaves. The heatwaves that preceded the ongoing monsoon, with Odisha in particular witnessing a series of heat-related deaths, are likely to get deadlier and more frequent as temperatures rise across the …
As many as 350 houses submerged; 84 families evacuated; schools closed Eight persons have been killed and six others are missing after flash floods caused by heavy rainfall wrecked havoc at Tlabung in Mizoram’s Lunglei district. National Highway 54, which links the State with Assam, has been cut off at …
However, the temperature rise in India is sober considering that the world is on track for far more warming. India is now two and a half times more likely to experience a deadly heat wave than a half century ago, and all it took was an increase in the average …
